Canadian Council for Tobacco Control holds National Non-Smoking Week
TORONTO
Construction workers should take notice of the 35th annual National Non-Smoking Week, which aims to educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking.
A recent U.S. government reports said construction workers, miners and food service workers are the occupations that smoke the most. Experts say that may have as much to do with education levels as the jobs themselves.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found 19.6 per cent of working adults smoke, but as many as 30 per cent in the mining, construction and food service industries smoke. Librarians and teachers smoked the least, at less than nine per cent. For decades, the biggest smokers by profession have been roofers, drywall installers, brick and stone masons and other workers in construction trades.
But health officials have warned construction workers may be at elevated risk from smoking, especially if they are exposed to asbestos. Studies have shown people who work with asbestos are more likely to develop lung cancer if they also smoke.
National Non-Smoking Week runs from Jan. 15-21 with the theme “Breaking up is hard to do.”
Ten Good Reasons to Quit Smoking, by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control:
• 1. You will stop exposing your family and friends to secondhand smoke.
• 2. You will reduce the risk of fire in your home.
• 3. You will lower your risk of disease and increase your life span.
• 4. You will decrease the chances that your children will start smoking.
• 5. You will have more money to spend on things you enjoy.
• 6. You won’t have to search around for places to smoke when you are out shopping, at a sporting event, or eating in a restaurant.
• 7. You will be able to enjoy physical activity more.
• 8. You will be able to taste and smell food again, and your clothing and home will smell better.
• 9. You will have fewer wrinkles.
• 10. You won’t be as stressed.
DCN NEWS SERVICES
With files from the Associated Press
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